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The other day I was perusing the menu of
Liberty Belle Bistro
, a restaurant near where I work and I noticed their Crepe Quebecois which immediately caught my attention. The crepes were described as containing ham, egg and gruyere and the crepe was finished off with maple syrup. I really liked the sound of the sweet and savoury combination of the crepes with the maple syrup and I just had to try making some at home!

Every time that I have made crepes in the past I fully cooked the crepes and then filled them later but these crepes contained an egg filling and cheese which ideally should be melted so I had to change my technique a little. For these crepes I cooked the batter until it started to set and then I added the egg, swirled it around so that it evenly coated the crepe, then I added the grated gruyere cheese and let it melt as the eggs set. Once the egg looked like it was almost set I added the ham and let it warm up a bit before removing the crepe from the pan to fold it up and plate it. The new crepe cooking technique worked out perfectly and I was able to get a cooked egg filling and melted cheese in the crepe without burning the crepe itself.

It has been a long time since I last made bacon and added maple syrup to the pan while it was frying but it is an absolutely amazing combination of sweet and savoury and as I took the first bite of these ham, egg and gruyere crepes topped with maple syrup I was immediately reminded of it. The salty ham, with the melted cheese for was delightful all wrapped up in a light and fluffy crepe and topped with maple syrup and I practically inhaled mine! I could not resist spreading a touch of dijon mustard onto the ham and the small bite that it added was particularly nice! Theses crepes certainly made for a fantastic weekend breakfast!

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comments:

These look divine. And they are a perfect idea for a Father's Day breakfast. I know what I'm making for my husband on Sunday! Thanks, can't wait to try them. I've never made crepes before, wish me luck.

This does indeed sound the perfect weekend brekkie! Yummy- and really good to hear your different technique for making savoury crepes, the old adage of learning something new each day is very very true!

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.